Monthly Archives: December 2011

At All Hallows Church in Wyncote, there is a great, thee-paneled stained-glass window build into the wall above the altar.  The scene is curious.  The risen Jesus stands behind a table, facing the viewer, holding bread in his left hand … Continue reading →

Doxology of Flesh By Rebekah Devine   A song of flesh,             of loam and clay, a last farewell to the pomegranate tree:   disappearing into the brush the lascivious serpent of old, its tongue flicking back and forth, greedily … Continue reading →

There is a delightful little idol-polemic pericope in the Syriac Acts of Mar Mari the Apostle.  Known as the “Apostle of Babylonia,” Mar Mari[1] is credited with introducing Christianity into upper and lower Mesopotamia some time around the end of … Continue reading →